Bradford Maroons provides

Youth and community development opportunities via sports related activities

Who We Are

Bradford Maroons are an independent non-profit voluntary organisation that was formed in 1995 from the Youth Outreach Initiative programme.

Our core objective is to provide youth and community development opportunities via sports related activities including basketball in a safe and friendly environment. Activities include coaching, skills development, organising competitions, vocational sports and related social education, promoting fitness & health awareness, and varied volunteering opportunities.

What We Do

01.

— We Find & Fund

Bradford Maroons looks to support activity based ventures for children and young people through seeking and utilising funding available for the local community. We look to support new, intuitive and innovative ideas that would engage young people in prosocial, enjoyable activities. We have provided a range of sports and
activities and currently, going strong is Maroons Basketball.

02.

— We Build Networks

Bradford Maroons has established a large network of support and links into community services, other groups and provisions and members of the community. It has been an integral part of working alongside the community to provide support and build a foundation strong enough to continue servicing the young people and families of the area.

03.

— We Strengthen

Our mission is to engage young people in the community from diverse backgrounds and walks of life in community projects that promote pro-social engagement. This can be through sports or any other activity offers that are secured by the organisation as exampled by current and previous PROJECTS with the aim of tackling the attainment gap and reducing the number of young people who become NEET (not in education, employment or training).

04.

— We Educate

Bradford Maroons has provided a range of sports and skills based activities to educate and teach children and young people essential life skills, patience, team work and the drive to succeed. Bradford Maroons has continued this on within all provisions with the key ethos being to support in the growth of the community through encouraging education and positive involvement within it.

05.

— We Care

The Maroons community is very important to us. We care about and care for our members by encouraging positive life changes through physical application in sports and engagement in the community. Many of our current members have been with us since childhood and we are proud of the commitment we inspire.

06.

— We Consult

Bradford Maroons have a long history of working with local youth centres and schools to deliver community based activities.

Impact Stories

James

Thanks to Bradford Maroons, I was able to build my confidence and skills in a supportive and safe community environment.

idris

I’m incredibly grateful to Bradford Maroons. They gave me the perfect environment to combine my love for sports with community engagement, and in doing so, helped me build the skills and self-assurance necessary to chase my dream of a career in sports.

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